1. Development and Cooperation Development Education and Awareness Raising (DEAR) Call for Proposals 2013 Ref: EuropeAid/134863/C/ACT/MULTI

2. Development and Cooperation Basic info Programme Non-State Actors and Local Authorities in Development (NSA-LA) Call for Proposals Raising public awareness of development issues and promoting development education in the European Union Reference EuropeAid/134863/C/ACT/MULTI Deadline for submission of concept note 30 January 2014 at 16:00 hrs (Brussels date and time) Budget € 28.000.000 for NSA € 7.000.000 for LA 2

3. DEVCO Objectives of the program DEAR To support actions aiming at raising public awareness of development issues To promote education for development in the EU and acceding countries To mobilise greater public support for action against poverty and for fairer relations between developed and developing countries To provide tools to engage critically with global development To change attitudes to the issues and difficulties developing countries and their peoples are facing. Two lines of action: Global learning: formal & non-formal Campaigning and advocacy 3 Development and Cooperation

4. DEVCO Lots and budget ceilings Lots5 lots: Lot 1: All NSA, Global learning within formal education system Lot 2: All NSA, Global Learning outside formal education system Lot 3: All NSA, Campaigning and Advocacy Lot 4 (20% of NSA funds): EU13 NSA ONLY Lot 5: all LA Project sizeLot 1,2,3: €3-5 million Lot 4,5: €1-5 million Co-financingLots 1,2,3: 85% all NSA Lot 4: 95% (EU13 NSA only) Lot 5: 85% EU15 LA ; 95% EU13 LA Minimum number of countries covered Lot 1,2,3: 10 countries Lot 4,5: 6 countries Priorities2015 European Year of Development (EYD 2015) + Decent Life for All major themes

5. DEVCO Who is eligible? Under Lot 1, 2 and 3, in order to be eligible for a grant, the applicant must: be a legal person and be non-profit-making and be a Non-State Actor (NSA) or an association of NSA and be established in a Member State of the European Union and be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the co-applicants and affiliated entity(ies), not acting as an intermediary. Under Lot 4, in order to be eligible for a grant, the applicant must apart from the above: be established in one of the EU13 Member States of the European Union Under Lot 5, in order to be eligible for a grant, the applicant must : be a legal person and be a Local Authority from a Member State of the European Union, constituted in accordance with the legislation in force in the country or an association of any such Local Authorities and be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the co-applicants and affiliated entity(ies), not acting as an intermediary. 5

6. DEVCO European Year of Development 2015 Actions shall foresee the implementation of the major part of activities in the context of the European Year of Development 2015 All major activities undertaken in 2015 shall bear the label "EYD 2015" The title of all projects under this call should contain the mention "EYD 2015" 6

7. DEVCO A Decent Life for All: Ending poverty and giving the world a better future Issues identified by the Communication Basic living standards Drivers for inclusive and sustainable growth Sustainable management of natural resources Equality, equity and justice Peace and security 7

8. DEVCO How to submit your proposal? applicants are required to submit their application(s) within the deadline both: Via “Prospect ® ” a new electronic system developed by EuropeAid http://prospect.com andhttp://prospect.com via email by sending the Application form (Annex A) and all annexes indicated in Section 2.2 to EuropeAid- 134863DEAR@ec.europa.euEuropeAid- 134863DEAR@ec.europa.eu IMPORTANT Paper and/or hand delivered applications are not allowed under this call. Failure to submit an application as previously indicated may result in the rejection of the application. 8

9. DEVCO For any other questions? section 2.2.4 of the Guidelines for grant Applicants: Questions: 21 days before the deadline for the submission of Concept Notes to EuropeAid-134863DEAR@ec.europa.eu No individual replies will be given to questions. All questions and answers, as well as other important notices to applicants during the course of the evaluation procedure, will be published on the internet at the EuropeAid web site 9

10. DEVCO Useful links Guidelines for grant applicants PROSPECT Manual Annex A Grant application form Annex B Budget Annex C Logical Framework Annex F PADOR offline form All documents for the call available here: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/online- services/index.cfm?do=publi.welcome&nbPubliList=15&orderb y=upd&orderbyad=Desc&searchtype=RS&aofr=134863 10

11. DEVCO Disclaimer IMPORTANT Please note, that this document doesn't replace the Guidelines for Grant Applicants. Only the information contained therein are binding. This document should be used only for better orientation of potential grant applicants in the Call for Proposals DEAR 2013. 11